Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  PONTARELLI KENNETH A
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/10/2011
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Kinder Morgan Holdco LLC [KMI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO., 200 WEST STREET
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10282
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class A Common Stock, Series A-1   (3)   (3) Class P Common Stock 143,074,656 (3) $ 0 I See footnotes (1) (2) (3)
Class A Common Stock, Series A-2   (3)   (3) Class P Common Stock 35,390,780 (3) $ 0 I See footnotes (1) (2) (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
PONTARELLI KENNETH A
C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
  X   X    

Signatures

/s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact 02/10/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The Reporting Person is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"). Goldman Sachs is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"). The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of, or has any pecuniary interest in, such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
(2) Goldman Sachs and GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly, in the aggregate, 143,074,656 shares of Series A-1 Class A Common Stock and 35,390,780 shares of Series A-2 Class A Common Stock of the Issuer through certain limited partnerships (the "Limited Partnerships"). Affiliates of Goldman Sachs and GS Group are the general partner, managing limited partner or managing partner of the Limited Partnerships.
(3) See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (3).
 
Remarks:
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